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ChildrenA winning combination of the experienced and the experimental gave rise to a wide range of new programmes forS4C’s youngest viewers this year. Olwen Rees’ experience was an asset for the jolly series Pei Pwmpen(Apollo/Tricorne), while artist Cefyn Burgess’ artistic designs gave a unique look on screen to new animation seriesSeren Fôr (Cwmni Da), animated by Griffilms. Children had an opportunity to interact on screen, and via a specialwebsite, with new animated character, Bibi (Griffilms), while Rhacsyn a’r Goeden Hud (Fflic) attracted new writers andpuppeteers as well as the special composing skills of Siôn Williams. The series Saith (Apollo) began its task offollowing some of our younger viewers during their everyday lives.The number of nominations and awards won by some of our programmes for older children this year is proof of thecreative inventiveness that has developed within this field. Mari (Ann Fôn) won the Prix Danube Award, while sixprogrammes were nominated for the BAFTA UK Children’s Awards. 13’30” o Enwogrwydd (Fflic) visited schools allover Wales, giving pupils a chance to display their creative skills. Uned 5 celebrated its 700th programme. Therelationship with the Welsh Books Council was strengthened with the launch of an exciting joint project, NOFEL-T, withits aim of producing a new novel for teenagers under the guidance of author Bethan Gwanas. The televising of the Tirna-Nog awards continues, and it was good to see the Welsh Children’s Laureate 2000 volume, Jam Coch a PhwdinReis, by Myrddin ap Dafydd, win an award this year.Turning to children’s drama, the maturity of the performances and scripts in the sixth series of Rownd a Rownd (Nant)was evident as it dealt with subjects relevant to its target audience. New comedy characters were created in the seriesLabordy 54321 (Cwmni Da). We entered the world of the microbe by means of special effects in the series YMeicrosgop Hud (Elidir) and were entertained by the inventive and unique puppets of Cawl Potsh (Apollo).Planed Plant’s presentation team has been busy throughout the year, on screen and off screen, expanding the numberof children’s programmes shown during the school holidays, and taking part in public events such as the summerroadshow and S4C’s shows at the National Eisteddfod. A book of poems by one of its presenters, Elen Pencwm,Cerddi Call a Cherddi Gwirion, was published at the end of the year. A novel by Daniel Glyn, author of the seriesHotel Eddie (Apollo), was also published.31